Shia LaBeouf is into the elotes at Fuel City.
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On RHOD, Brandi Redmond had some hard times with the hubs.
Photo courtesy of Bravo

Editor’s note: What were the most popular stories of 2016? Unsurprisingly, the Real Housewives of Dallas kept things interesting. And HGTV show Fixer Upper taps into our Texas pride, so like the rest of the country, we could not get enough of Chip and Joanna Gaines or their fellow castmates. If you are looking for the top food stories, they got their own list. Because: Teresa Gubbins.

1. How to get every possible discount at the 2016 State Fair of Texas. For many, the State Fair of Texas is an annual ritual, a segue from summer to fall and a touchstone of life in Texas, no matter how you enjoy it. For us, it’s all about the discounts. We spent all summer digging up the best State Fair of Texas discounts, and this is the full list.

2. 5 up-and-coming Dallas neighborhoods to buy a house right now. Forget about Lakewood Heights or Midway Hollow. There are still areas of Dallas where a housing deal can be had — like these up-and-coming neighborhoods, as identified by local real estate experts. You can thank us when you’re sitting on a big pile of money.

3. Who’s the most stylish in Dallas? Now’s the time to vote. The CultureMap Stylemaker Awards returned in September, in which our readers helped determine our city’s arbiters of style. After these 12 semifinalists were announced, the public voted, and it came down to six finalists — Mark Deuber, Shay Geyer, Chris Hite, Ekaterina Kouznetsova, Brittanie Buchanan Oleniczak, and Guillermo Tragant — who were honored at a party on October 20 at Tootsies.

10. Awkwardly real reality creeps into Real Housewives of Dallas. Episode six of the 10-episode run of RHOD was chockablock with such amusing nonsense and a moment or two of awkwardly real reality. It’s not news that these shows are hell on marriages. Each incarnation of the popular series has seen couples call it quits. Among the Dallas housewives, it was Brandi Redmond whose home life was in turmoil at this juncture.